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The Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science offers its students
exciting experiential education opportunities through unique and tailored co-op, internship,
study abroad, service-learning, and faculty-based research programs. Our goal is to
provide our students with opportunities for hands-on experience to acquire skills
that will help them in their future careers.

Experiential education is one of the hallmarks of the University of New Haven’s approach
to higher education. Our commitment to this pedagogy is demonstrated in virtually
everything we do within the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic
Sciences.

Internships offer an individualized educational experience through the study of a
structured employment situation. University of New Haven students regularly partner
with a wide variety of sponsors, including the U.S. Secret Service, Drug Enforcement
Agency, the New Haven Police Department, the Connecticut Judicial Branch, and many
more.

The Cooperative Work/Education Program (Co-op) is defined as a program that alternates
periods of academic study with periods of work experience in the student’s field of
study. The students participating in the Co-op experience will not learn only through
observation but also by participating in meaningful work for the organization.

Henry C. Lee College has organized unique travel experiences hosted by a Lee College
faculty member. The programs offer a career-building experience toward a better understanding
of the impact that global crime and the role other countries have on the comparative
aspects of criminal justice in America.

ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING

The goal of the Service-Learning Office at the University of New Haven is to assist
students in developing into socially responsible and active citizens and to lead purposeful
and fulfilling lives.

FACULTY-MENTORED RESEARCH

Undergraduate research provides an excellent structure for the interaction of a mentor
with a student and an important opportunity to put into practice the principles of
experiential education.